Brandenburger
Origin
Germany
History
The national and state stud of Neustadt/Dosse, which was founded by King Frederick Wilhlem in 1787, had substantial influence on the development of the Brandenburger.
The development to the modern Brandenburger sport horse during the mid twentieth century was achieved by utilizing Trakehners, Hanoverians and English Thorougbreds.
Especially stallions from Hanoverian bloodlines and lines which came via Redefin gained a big influence on the Brandenburg breed. These included inter alia the: Detektiv line, Goldschaum xx line, Adept line. The stallion Komet who came from Mecklenburg and who miraculously escaped the enforced castration that was the rule for unapproved stallions in East Germany at that time, later became a great sire and produced a series of successful showjumping sires such as Kolibri by Kobold and Kogani I by Kobold I.
Since 1990, a blood rejuvenation has taken place through the newly founded breeder's association. Since then, mainly Holsteiners from the Ladykiller xx line and the Cor-de-la-Bryère-SF lines, but also stallions from Oldenburg have gained predominance.
Description
- Head:
medium sized head - Conformation:
-well set neck of medium length
-straight and strong back
-well-muscled, rather long croup
-strong legs - Average height:
16 h.h. - Colours:
mainly bay - Temperament:
well-balanced and lively - Today:
Brandenburgers are sport horses to be found in all spheres of the riding and driving sport as well as in pleasure riding.
